Lock



Oct. 18, 1927.

v 1,646,216 B. D. RAINEs ET AL 4Loox Y Filed Feb.9, 1925 r:.2. j. .21. I /la 5 'fd of T 0 la mm mul n! j @Fna c.

l C Zolb Z5 l) n "lo lg 2270 ATTORNEY,

Patented oct. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES...

)PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN D. RAiNEs AND omi :BiLLiNGsLEY, or NEW YORK, N. Y.l

structed to` be applied to trunks, suitcases and the like, also to the ends of a strap,

chain or the like, the lock comprises a plate member and a casing member for receiving the aforesaid plate member, said plate mem ber being provided with two or moreopenings, each openingL comprising a rectilinear slot communicating at its inner end with a` Y circular or other curved slot, the casing member being provided with locking members,

corresponding in number `to the aforesaid openings of the platemember, each locking member including an element disposed within saidcasing and having oppositely dis-V posed rectilinear sides spaced from one any other `at a distanceto permit freedom `of movement in its rectilinear slot, the `opposite sides ofthe locking unit being circular or otherwise curvedly shaped and at spaced distances from one another to permit rotating movement within the vcircular slot. d Eachlocking unit is mounted on a stud projecting exteriorly. of the casing member,

and on the exterior end of each Studis mounted a 4knurled head or othersuitable.

, manipulating member, carrying an indica-- tor or equivalent and suitableV means for .varia-bly positioning such head on its shaft.

A series of numbered or other designated dials is provided on the outer vface ofthe casing member for the respective indicators.l

The knowledge required by authorized'v parties of vthe settingy `of the indicators to position the locking units to eect the opening and conversely the closure, safeguards; locks embodying our invention from successful tampering andjprovides a reliablefand simple lock which is'opened and closedywith-'- ofFig. l;

Loox.

Y Appneauonlied'Februarypa, 19,25." seriai No. 7,984.

such 'single catchnis not'comprised within ourliiivention for the'reason that the'same is'iiot a lock in that 'no knowledge `of the position ofopening and closing 'of such catch is required by reason of the openingand closing of the catch being attained upon mere rotation' of its single catch. In contrast therewith, our llock requires the knowledge of they proper setting ofthe respective locking members similar to the opening ofua combinational lock of a safe, whereby a lock embodying our invention is protected against theft and unauthorized opening to a degree comparable to the security of a safe.

tion will be more fully understood from the following detail description and the yaccompanying drawings, 1n which Fig. l is a perspective front view of Va lock v comprising our invention, including a casing member and a platev member, a portion of the front plate of the casing member heilig brokhenaway-to show otherwise hidden parts Fig. 2v is a sectional elevation on line 2-2 Fig.v 3 is a sectionalelevation on lined-3 of Fig.2; and i Y Fig. t is an explodedv detail view in perspective of a locking unit andits associate parts. Y f f Referring to the drawings,l the casing member 10 and platemember 11 may be of any suitable form and ,construction desired, and is varied in accordance 'with the nature ofthe article'to whi'chtheflock' isla'pplied. In the form of the invention shown in the drawings, the` casing member l0 and plate member l1 are adapted for attachment to a suitcase', or trunk or to the op osite ends of a strap or chainand for suc purpose, the casing member lOis substantially. flat and formed of thefront yplate, 10a, rear plate `lOand one or more spacing angle platesy 10",- v extending about the opposite ends andthetop 10d of thecasing member 10, therebyproviding for the'op'ening l0? at the bottom ofthe casing'lO and the clearance 10,f .withinythe cJasing 10 for Athe reception of the'plate mem-v erl1.-f ,1' l The Vaforesaid 4parts lof the 4 casing member 1() `are secured toone anothery by the rivets l2, bolts, setvscrews'or the like. l The casinmember is applied to one `of the movable:

Further features and objects of our, inven- 5 side with the openings 11, 11b, for the reception of the rivets, bolts or the like l'or securing the plate'meinber tothe other relatively movable part of the suitcase, trunk, strap,

chain or the like. At an opposite sideofi" l0 the plate member 11 are formed the openings 13, 14, `15. The openingf13 comprisesf Utheouter rectilinear slot 13a cominunioat-ing at innerend ivith the inner circular slot 13b., Theopenings 14, 15 include ,similar l5,ijectilinearlslotsllff, 15a respectively andcircular "slots`1llP`and 15T respectively. "Such slots V13,71`1l,`-15 correspond innu'm- "ber and in spacing rom'one another to the number and spacing of the locking nnits l0 16,17, 18jrespectively. -The lockingunits,

16, 17, 18 are preferably or' uniform con` `struction, to effect economy in manufacture and assembly'. A Oneloit the aforesaid locking units, for example the, looking unit16, is il- "flustrated in detailin Fig. l and includes theV oppositelyidisposed `flat sides 17a, `17b and Vtheopposit'ely disposed curved sideslc, 17W'v Within .the body of the locking unit 17 is Aprovided thelopening `17e through which is received theend 19 Voi?y the stud shaft 20.

f The end L19 `oil the shaft 20l extends rear- Wardly of the locking unit 16, see Fig.` 3, to

` "bie Y,received Within the bearingopening 21 Vin the "rear 'plate 10b of the casing 10, and' the shaftl20 .iselarged as is indicated at j* 20a, inladvance'of the location olf"theloclzing member 1 6 on thef shait 20, to ,be received i Withinl the bearing opening `22 of the front l plate 1030i the casing 1(7). The forward end 4o 20b`of the` shaft `20 maybeV reduced in` diameterto receivethelnurled head 23 or equiv-f4 alent, providedvvith theindicagtor or pointer 24; `knurled"headu23 is looked to"` the vr'end portion 20h` of 1the* shaft 20``inf"a`ny suitable manner, as by means of the pin *passing through the opening 26 in the rknurledfhead 23 and also through the openfV ing2Q" lof `the shaft 20.` The' front terminus of the forward portion 20J'of the shaft 20 maybe Vsvvaged to be brought iinsh Within:

` "a oountersunk front opening of the head 23, "as is indicatedV at 27.` l i On the` front plate 10a of the casing mein ber `10, We providea dial 28 forcachlocki ingpunit', eachfdial 28 being'located circu# larlyvvith respectvto the axis "of the shaft 2010i its locking unit. The dialsmay be .ap-

pliedlby decalcomania or by "stamping or embossing lflnthe manufacture of'loclrs embodying' our invention, the dilerentcombinations `of "the" individual 'locks are `attained'by varying-` the locations of the openings 2OC `on the rei v-rspectiveshafts 20 of the respective locking `^i1nitsand accordingly the positions ofthe" 'ting for the indicators 2 4 of the three lockunits V16, 17 as shown in Fig. 2, the knowlployed, to

respective indicators 24 of the several locking units are correspondingly varied relative to the numbering or other designation of the dials 28. One example of such set- 7o ing units of the lock is shown in Fig. 1` (one of the `knurledheads `24and its dial 28 being omitted) and as Will be apparent from the corresponding positions of the locking 7, 5 edge ofthe` lsettings of the three locking units, is required in order to effect the separationof thewloclr'parts from `one another :and likewise) the "closure of the lock; It

Willbe `observed`that it isnecessary thatall of, the locking units, which may fextend in number from "two to" as larger a'numberas `may bedesired, be simultaneously set in substantial parallelism of` their oppositely disposed rectilinear sides With the direction of 55 length ofthe rectilinear slots 13, 14V, 15", etc. beforethe desired opening of the lock can be had. Similar information mustbe known when it is desiredto eilect closure of theloclcfu K "In lieu ofla pin and opening connection. for thexhead 23 and stud 20,"a frictional lit as by a conical taper with or Without grooves atthe end of thelstud` 20 and correspondingprojections on the inner face of the opening of the head 23, may beemf rovide for a moreready change of the com ination ofthelocknnits. e A Whereas, We havedescribed our invention by fre'ference to specilic formsp thereof,"it Will be understood that manyA changes and inodilications may beilmade` without 1depart-"- ingffroin` thespirit oi? the invention. 1 fi" We claimilf y l 1;r A lock comprisin'ga plurality fof sepa- 101 rable lockmembers, oneof said members be-V ing provided with at setofrecessesfeachinecess comprising a substaiitially` rectilinearly Aextending slot anda curvedly extending slot `communicating withA said rectilinearlyiexlll tending slot, avsetloflocking devices,`carf ried by another of said separable members, `Y

` each of said `locking. devices including an ,ele- "ment having a 'pair of oppositely Vdisposed latsides anda pair otoppositely disposed 1L fcurvedhsides, .indicating meansxcarried on` the exposed face of said another separable "member and indicatorsmounted exterlorly 'of said exposed `face and respectively remove ablysecur'ed tofsaid locking elements.;

2;"In a lockfa "pair oseparable locl,

'member`s,`one of said lock members being`4 provided with a setof` recesses,saidrecesses being substantially parallel to Jone another, each recess including asubstantially rec- ,12v

vtilinearly extending slot and acircularly ex'-` tending slot .communicating with its reel `tilinearly extending slot,`f,a" set of corresponding locking devices rotatably mounted in the other ofsaid removable `lockniem- 13' bers, each looking device comprising a look-v carried by said head, and a scaled dial for ing element having oppositely disposed receach indicator and disposed on an exposed tilinear sides and oppostely disposed arcuface of said other removable lock member. 10 ate sides, a shaft for each locking element, In testimony whereof We have signed this 5 a manipulating head removably secured t0 speoication this 2nd day of February, 1925.

its shaft and disposed eXterorly of vsaid BENJAMIN D. RAINES. other separable look member, an indicator ORA BILLINGSLEY. 

